realize during this special weekend, there are thousands still left stranded and homeless by hurricane sandy and tragically some of our nation's veterans are sleeping on the streets, because we have not provided the resources they were promised. i am grateful for my church. it doesn't just preach the gospel, it practices it. and, it delivered hundreds of food baskets to good families, who just need a little help. to make sure their thanksgiving table has plenty. i'm also grateful for the men and women of our military, who leave their families for months at a time in order to face bullets and bombs to provide me with the freedoms i do so enjoy. i hope never take for granted. i'm grateful for my health. knowing that many this very day are struggling for their very next breath. i'm grateful for my dogs, because they make me laugh. they keep me company, and, they show me a level of loyalty and unconditional love that is pure and powerful. and i'm grateful for my family. a devoted wife, of 38 years, three children, who are responsible and hard working adults, now. and, for two spectacular grandch